Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010991010999999988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666541414447404040394026252424242340272724242434
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
0
WSW
10
NNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
1.96
10:14AM
2.12
10:36PM
2.00
10:55AM
2.12
11:20PM
2.01
11:37AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.16
4:33PM
0.15
4:46AM
0.16
5:14PM
0.12
5:30AM
0.19
5:58PM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:00---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:09-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191718191922232019161514162021201715141417212121
Feels °C (?)181617201719191717151312141819191714131315202020
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